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Lagunitas Hop Stoopid Ale

Back with another Lagunitas product! This time around, it’s one of their specialty ales, known as the Hop Stoopid, that’s under scrutiny! Though not officially classified as an IPA, this is definitely part of the pale ale family and fits the basic requirements of an India Pale. By that I mean that in addition to a generous dose of hops, its also pretty strong (8% alc/vol).

And overall, I was pretty pleased with this ale. In fact, part of the reason I picked it up, in addition to wanting to expand on their extensive lineup, was to see if my experience with their regular IPA was a fluke. Chances are, when one beer stinks (literally!) but the others excel, you must have picked up a skunky batch and should probably give them another chance. And that’s exactly what I plan to do just as soon as I can get back to big liquor depot downtown.

In the meantime, here is what I thought of the Hop Stoopid Ale, specifically that is:

All told, I’ve now sampled Lagunitas Doppel Weizen, Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Ale, IPA (to be resampled) and the Hop Stoopid. Four down, four to go, and about eight seasonals which I may or may not be able to find. Oh the things I do for beer 😉